Our Team

June Shea
Interior Designer / Principal

June brings 25+ years in the business of design to her Interior Design projects.  She brings her knowledge of store interiors, window treatment fabrication and decorative paint finishes to her projects.  She is CQRID certified and is a Professional Residential Interior Designer.  Her creative talents, passion for design and committment to excellence are evident in all of her projects.  June loves living vicariously through her clients’ preferences and strives to articulate their vision for a beautiful and functional home.   She is a strong advocate for new materials, techniques and ways of solving problems.  Using her vast knowledge in these areas allows her to utilize the best materials and resources on her clients projects.She has been published in every major shelter magazine in the Washington metro area and has been featured in articles in USA Today, the Washington Post, The Washington Times and has been a featured speaker at the Washington Home and Remodeling show.
June credits her success to her committment to exceed her client's expectations.  She has a voracious appetite for knowledge about techniques, materials and resources.  In her down time she beads, scours flea markets for unique finds and reads.  

Sandy Iwanski
Interior Designer / Project Manager

Sandy knew at an early age that she wanted to be an interior designer.  She studied at the prestigious Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio while working full time for a leading builder, Dominion Homes.  She spent her first year helping home buyers select their finishes in Dominion's decorating studio.  The last twelve years she acted as their sole designer decorating over 200 model homes in the Ohio and Kentucky markets.  In addition she had several entries in Columbus' distinctive home tour, The Parade of Homes - where she was twice awarded the BIA's "Favorite Interior Design" while also receiving the public's vote on two different occasions.

Helping homeowners turn their living spaces into beautiful and functional homes has been her passion.  She is excited to help clients in our region create their dream home.

Sandy and her newlywed husband Ken are eager to take in all the local sites after they get settled into their new home.  Enjoying married life, she can always find time to spoil her 17 year old Siamese, Cashmere.

Ebonee Stringer
Interior Designer/Project Manager

Ebonee graduated from Radford University with a B.S. in Interior Design.  She started her career in residential furnishings, working for local retail establishments where her   responsibilities included working with clients to help them create complete interior design plans, including color schemes, custom window treatments, and functional floor plans.  She found her true passion in residential interior design.  Her past year at Shea Studio has allowed her to fully realize that dream and utilize all of her many talents.  Knowing the importance of excellent customer service and satisfaction, the fit with Shea Studio was a natural one.  Ebonee looks forward to creating design plans to reflect her clients’ personal styles and enjoys planning and managing every minute detail of the design process making the experience completely stress free for her clients.

Ebonee is a native of the Northern Virginia area and loves making visits into Washington D.C. to soak in all that our nation’s capital has to offer.  In her free time, she enjoys sewing and working on arts & crafts projects.  She has two adorable cats, marigold and Daisy.

Marla Farris
Project Manager

Marla started her career in the furniture business 27 years ago with Stanis Furniture, one of the largest furniture companies in Northern Virginia.  She found her niche selling, decorating, and managing the showroom floor and sales staff.  She followed that with two years managing the local specialty retailer, Persnickety.

When Marla met June of Shea Studio Interiors, she knew it was a match.  She enjoyed June’s energy and creative ability, and remains June’s number one fan! bA valued employee for six years, Marla always enjoys a good working relationship with clients as they transform their homes from the ordinary to the extraordinary!  She loves antiques, friends, and all of her five grandchildren.  Marla has been happily married for 37 years.

Colleen George
Business Manager

Colleen is new to the field of interior design.  She made the decision to follow her passion for design and brought her skills in management and budgeting to Shea Studio.

She is the managing and marketing force behind this busy interior design firm, allowing June to spend her time living out her passion for design.  The talents Colleen brings to the studio are perfect compliments to the creative aspect of the business.

Linda Hart
Bookkeeper

Linda joined our staff in January 2006.  A local Washingtonian, she obtained her degree in Business Administration from George Mason University long before they made it to the final four.  She is a retired CPA who left the field of public accounting to raise her three children.  Now that they are about to fly the nest, she is back in the workforce keeping us organized and on track.  She not only enjoys working with the “designing women”, but likes to pick up ideas and inspirations from watching them create their magic.  In her free time, Linda loves to read and entertain her friends and family with her culinary expertise/experiments.  Her husband, Don, and her three children keep her life exciting and full of fun.

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